--- "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> By reading the article? Nope.
> If someone runs nmap against you, then they are
> looking for open ports. After they list open ports,
> them they will attempt to get a root shell. Only
> after they get a shell (root or not), will you be
> haxored, till then your machine is uncompromised..
sorry for the belated reply. the article described a
method in which the cracker penetrates a computer,
plants a scanner in it and uses it from there. when i
found that entry about nmap, i was afraid if something
similar had happened to my machine. and we had a
leased line connection in our office, which i was
using with linux. a high-speed connection and a
"luser" - perfect for a cracker!
> >a few months back i used to browse the net as root.
> >now i've changed the security settings to "High".
> i've
> But still working as root? ;)
no, of course!
> >also got some suspicious entries in the auth.log
> and
> >security.log files (they're long and i'll post
> later
> >for your viewing pleasure).
> Send them to my personal address, please.
> Given below
i posted them before i read this mail. did you see
them?
- Diwakar, highly paranoid now
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GNU/Linux, for technical and ethical reasons.
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